[blparent] Off topic - garden plants

[Annely Rose]

Hi,

Have you checked with the Hadley School website if they have any info.  I took a Container Gardening course through them about 3 years ago and it was good.  I don't remember any resources offhand.  And I hate to say that I haven't done much gardening since then. 

Annely  

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On Tue, 2/25/14, Jo Elizabeth Pinto <jopinto at msn.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [blparent] Off topic - garden plants
 To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
 Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 2:36 PM
 
 Hi.  I'm totally blind, and I've
 always loved gardening.  I'm not really sure about
 specific plants, except that I have better luck with those
 that have larger leaves and flowers because tiny, delicate
 foliage is sometimes hard to handle.  I'm fond of
 hollyhocks (sp?) and geraniums because of their soft leaves,
 and I love daisies and sunflowers, cosmos, and the like
 because of their frilly blossoms with contrasting
 centers.  I would say just don't be afraid to get your
 hands in the dirt!  Within reason, plants are
 resilient.
 
 Jo Elizabeth
 
 Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a
 touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football,
 and it will be round and full at evening.--Oliver Wendell
 Holmes, Sr.
 -----Original Message----- From: Kai Johnson
 Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 12:31 PM
 To: Blind Parents Mailing List
 Subject: [blparent] Off topic - garden plants
 
 Hi,
 My wife is blind and I am sighted, and I'm trying to plan a
 garden that we
 both can enjoy. I tried asking around on gardening lists and
 groups in the
 area (I live in Boston), but most people and organizations
 don't have much
 information on plants and trees that have blind interest
 (are tactilely
 interesting, are fragrant, or perhaps make noise somehow),
 and the VI
 organizations I contacted in my area (Perkins, Carroll) also
 said it's not
 their area of expertise.
 
 So here I am! Hoping to find blind gardeners and allies to
 help me come up
 with some options. Do any of you have garden tips, either
 for the actual
 gardening (tips, techniques), or for plants with tactile
 interest or
 similar features? I'm zone 6a, but am not afraid to
 overwinter tender
 things indoors, so as far as I'm concerned anything is
 game.
 Thank you!
 Kai
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